Anyone experienced these symptoms?

[blue_eyed_angel]

I have been experiencing these symptoms for a while now and have had different tests done. Still dont know what is wrong.

*Back Pain when I breethe, but it's still there when I hold my breath. It is not muscle pain because it doesnt hurt to touch it or to move. Also the pain feels as though it is under my muscles and rib cage, as though it is internal.

*Chest pain in both sides of my chest, but on my right side more than my left. (I know the heart is on the left side).

*Pain in various areas of the abdomen..which doesnt make since cause usually if there is a problem in the stomache it stays in a general area.

*Head aches!!!

*The newest of the symptoms is dizziness and throbbing in my head. Today there was throbbing in my eyeballs and my vision was affected by the throbbing and I dont wear glasses.

--I have had a chest x-ray, came back normal and was treated with Ibuprofen 600mg like they would if it was pluersy. Doc orderd me to have an abdominl ultrasound to check out my internal organs and see if maybe I had gal stones which can cause shoulder pain in women, and my ultrasound came back normal. I had blood/lab work done and everything came back normal, no signs of infections, and my blood exygen level was 100%. So after taking the Ibuprofen 3X a day for a couple weeks and still feeling pain it had lessened a bit but it was still there, so I went back in and the doctor thought I possibly couldve had the Coxsackie Virus type B in the lining around my lungs. So that was on March 12th. He told me to keep taking the Ibuprofen for 2 more weeks which I have been doing. Now I notice that I have been dizzy a bit more often and am now experiencing the throbbing now. I will probably give it another day or two before I make another doctors appointment to see if there is any improvement. And if I did have that virus, I would think that it shouldve cleared up in a months time. Also I am still taking the Ibuprofen daily and it doesnt do anything for the pain.

Has anyone else ever had a similar experience??

Thank you for reading.

[NY 1009]

Hi blue eyed angel,
I'm sorry to say that I myself have never suffered these symptoms you're going thru. when I was first reading your post my first thought was pleurisy, but by the time I read further on, you had stated that you were ck'd for this.
has your doctor ordered a cat-scan or an mri yet?
sometimes they can pick up more that plain x-rays.
IF you continue having these symtoms, I would suggest you tell your dr that you would like to have one of these two tests performed.
before doctors can order more expensive and extensive tests, they have to go thru the simple ones first. this is due to the wonderful medical insurance companies we have.
it's all steps that the doctor has to comply to, otherwise it will not be approved by your insurance.
it's just a suggestion for you. I really wish you the best in this baffling mystery. try to hang in there and don't give up because sometimes it takes months and monts before a dr can reach a diagnosis. it can be something rare and the doctors may not be all too familiar with it. some illnesses just dont' jump out with a diagnosis and has to be pursued by an internist.
internists are detectives of medicine and have more schooling than general practioners, ( I THINK).
I didn't want you to think that just because you didnt' get a reply from anyone yet that we don't care about you. because I do care.
I wish you the best angel.
sincerely,
Linda
p.s- if you find out anything, please keep us informed. I'm extremely curious to see what this problem is.

[blue_eyed_angel]

Hi Linda,
Thank you for your reply, I appriciate it. So I finally got a diagnosis after having more tests done. My doctor ran some blood tests on me to see if I couldve contracted a virus that causes arthritis. I tested positive for Parvovirus. Parvovirus is passed through coughs and such just like a cold. I got pretty sick back in january and was treated for an upper Respiratory infection. I started having these pains back in February so my doctor went ahead and tested to see if I had that. So anyway what is odd about it is that the pains arent in my joints, but in my ribs and collarbone. I guess I have felt pain in my hip when walking. So it is a virus induced arthritis and thats why i didnt feel like it was my muscles being sore because it felt more internal which i guess explaines it was in my bones that hurt. So thats what I have and now I will have my next follow up appointment in the begining of may.

Thanks again Linda